Chair-bottom clip.



' 'J. P; WILLIAMS.

CHAIR BOTTOM GLIB. APPLICATION FILED ,NOV. 23,1907.

900,247, Patented 001;. 6, 1908.

UNITED STATE llt'rnn'r OFFICE.

JAMES P. WILLIAMS, or BOSTON, MAssAoHUsETTs.

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- Boston, in the county of Sufiolkand State of Massachusetts, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Chair-Bottom Clips,

of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, spec1--' fication.

i v My invention 1s more especlally adapted for securing wooden seat pieces tothe frame of a chair bottom, although it may be used for other purposes, and consists of a plate of thinmetal bent soasto form an offset and provided: with one or morepoints at its front or retaining end, and having a holding nibat its rear end with aslot in its body part for the reception of a screw, rivet, or nail for attaching it to the seatpiece, the object being to make a simpleqportable clip that may be easily applied. This I attain by the construction shown in 1 the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 shows in plan perspectiveone of the seat pieces with four of the clips attached. Fig. 2'is a vertical section showing a part of the frame of a'chair bottom, a part of the seat-piece, with one of my clips as it appears in use. i

The clip I) should be made of a firm metal like iron or steel, although other metals may be used. The front or service end ha'sone or more sharp points D for penetrating the wood of the chair bottom frame. The offset D has a double purpose, that is, it is so made for the particular use for wluch 1t 1s.

adapted so that while the edge of the seat Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed November 23, 1907. Serial No. 403,547.

Patented Oct. 6', 1908.

piece B lies on the top of the chair bottom frame the points of'the' clips ma come abreast of the inside edge of the said frame as shown in Fig. 2 and driven into it. The shoulder formed by the offset D also serves as ahammer-seat for receiving the blongof the driving hammer.

The body of the clip has a slot 11* for-the purpose of receiving the screw S which engages with an eyelet piece S whi 1* has an internal screw. thread. The screw essential, as a rivet or nail may be used. T he nib D at the rear end serves as a re tainer to be driven into the seat nece after the sharp front end has been (lIlWf-fl into the frame of the chair bottom. s

a An adjustable clip for securing seat-pieces to the bottom frames of chairs, crnsisting of a plate of metal bent to form at offset and having its holding end pointed whereby it may admit of being driven into the bottomframeand having a hammer sew: for receiving the blow of the driving hammer, the body part having a slot for the holding screw and having a-holding nib at its rear end, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. d

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, .on this nineteenth day of November A. D. 1907.

JAMES P. WILLTAMs.

\Vitnesses FRANK G. PARKER, J OHN BUGKLER.

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